Israel Attack Said to Kill Son of Slain Hezbollah Leader

January 18, 2015 8:12 PM

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An Israeli airstrike killed at least two Hezbollah commanders in a Syrian area of the Golan Heights, including the son of a former military leader slain seven years ago, according to a person in Lebanon familiar with the matter.

The attack today killed Jihad Mughniyeh, whose father, Imad, was indicted in the U.S. for the 1985 hijacking of a Trans World Airlines Inc. jetliner, according to the person, who said Hezbollah’s Muhammad Issa also died. Syrian state-run media reported earlier today that six people were killed by an...